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Equisetopsida (Horsetailes)

      Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. They are commonly known as horsetails. Living species typically grow in wet areas, with needle-like leaves radiating at regular intervals from a single vertical stem. The Equisetopsida were formerly regarded as a separate division of spore plants and also called Equisetophyta, Arthrophyta or Sphenophyta; today they have been recognized as rather close relatives of the typical ferns (Pteridopsida) and form a specialized lineage of the Pteridophyta.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetopsida
Metacalamostachys dumasii ZŠ695
Metacalamostachys dumasiiŠimůnek et al. (2017?), Pl. 2, fig. 2 ZŠ626
Palaeostachya disticha WA36
Palaeostachya disticha WA37
Palaeostachya disticha WA55
Palaeostachya disticha WA56
Palaeostachya disticha WA33
Palaeostachya elongata WA154
Palaeostachya elongata WA143
Palaeostachya elongata WA26
Palaeostachya elongata WA115
Palaeostachya elongata WA124
Palaeostachya ettingshauseni WA149
Palaeostachya ettingshauseni WA148
Palaeostachya ettingshauseni WA155
Palaeostachya ettingshauseni WA42
Palaeostachya feistmanteli WA141
Palaeostachya feistmanteli WA38
Palaeostachya graciliina WA47
Palaeostachya graciliina WA49

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